Alcohol Use Disorder: Conference Sessions

MGH 50th Annual Psychopharmacology Conference

October 16–18, 2026 · Boston, MA

• LectureAlcohol and Opioids

  Vinod Rao

  Pharmacotherapy for alcohol and opioid use disorders.

  Opioid Use Disorder

AACAP Annual Meeting 2026

October 26–31, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

• LectureNeurobehavioral Correlates of Inhibitory Control in Youth At-Risk for Early Low-Level Alcohol Use Initiation: Neuroimaging Findings From the ABCD Study

  Muhammad Parvaz

  ABCD Study neuroimaging results on inhibitory control in youth at risk for early low-level alcohol use.

  Child & AdolescentNeuroscience & Mechanisms

• PosterTreatment Priorities Among Justice-Involved Youth: Implications for Sleep- and Alcohol-Focused Interventions

  Haiyan Liu · Sunayna Yadav · Sydney Shoemaker · Emily Marut · Arpit Aggarwal · Emily J. Ricketts · Donte Bernard · Mike Pitzen · Mary Beth Miller

  Explores what treatment goals justice-involved youth prioritize and what this means for sleep- and alcohol-focused interventions.

  Child & AdolescentForensic & CorrectionalSleep & Insomnia

• PosterIntersectional Disparities in Adolescent Alcohol Use by Sexual Identity, Transgender Status, and Race/Ethnicity: 2023 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey Analysis

  Alsu Zagorulko · Pavel Sinyagovskiy

  Examines differences in adolescent alcohol use across sexual identity, transgender status and race/ethnicity using 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• LectureSocioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent and Young Adult Alcohol Use: Differential Associations Across Development

  Kaiya Brand

  Looks at how socioeconomic factors predict alcohol use from adolescence into young adulthood.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

• PosterEarlier Onset of Alcohol Dependence in Sexual Minority Youth of Color: Findings From the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism

  Ezie Nguyen · Jacquelyn Meyers

  Examines age at onset of alcohol dependence among sexual minority youth of color using data from a genetics of alcoholism study.

  Child & AdolescentDiverse & Underserved Populations

AAAP 37th Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium

November 12–15, 2026 · Memphis, TN

• SymposiumFrom Metabolism to Addictions: Repurposing GLP-1 Therapies for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders

  Lorenzo Leggio · Joji Suzuki · Luba Yammine · Manish Jha

  Surveys preclinical and emerging clinical evidence for GLP-1 receptor agonists as candidate treatments for alcohol and other substance use disorders.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic PsychiatrySubstance Use Disorders

• SymposiumSymposium I - From Metabolism to Addictions: Repurposing GLP-1 Therapies for Alcohol and Other Substance Use Disorders

  Lorenzo Leggio · Joji Suzuki · Luba Yammine · Manish Jha

  Reviews preclinical, observational and early randomized trial evidence on using GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat alcohol and other substance use disorders, including psychiatric safety.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic PsychiatrySubstance Use Disorders

• PosterBeyond Weight Loss: GLP- 1 Receptor Agonists for Alcohol Use Disorder- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Ramita Goel

  Systematic review and meta-analysis of GLP-1 agonists for AUD.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic Psychiatry

• PosterAlcohol Use Disorder and Binge Eating as Maladaptive Coping Strategies in a Young Adult with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Case Study in the Complexity of Addiction at the Neurodevelopmental Interface

  Majd Al-Soleiti

  Case study of AUD and binge eating in a young adult with autism.

  Autism & Neurodevelopmental DisordersEating Disorders

• PosterExpanding the Therapeutic Landscape of Alcohol Use Disorder: Brenipatide (Dual GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist) Clinical Trials

  Marc Fishman

  Overview of clinical trials of a dual GIP/GLP-1 agonist for AUD.

  GLP-1 & Metabolic PsychiatryDrug Pipeline & Clinical Trials

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Substance Use Disorders: A Comprehensive Review and Update 2027

February 15–17, 2027 · Lake Buena Vista, FL

• LectureAlcohol: Assessment and Maintenance Medications

  Vinod Rao

  Covers assessment of alcohol use disorder and medications used for maintenance treatment.

• LectureInpatient & Outpatient Medically Managed Withdrawal

  Vinod Rao

  Reviews medically managed withdrawal in inpatient and outpatient settings.

  Emergency & Acute Psychiatry

• LectureAnxiety & Mood

  Vinod Rao

  Addresses anxiety and mood disorders co-occurring with alcohol use disorder.

  Anxiety DisordersDepression

• LectureNeurotherapeutics

  Vinod Rao

  Overview of neurotherapeutic approaches relevant to alcohol use disorder and comorbid conditions.

  Neuromodulation (ECT, TMS)

39th ECNP Congress

October 10–13, 2026 · Munich, Germany

• SymposiumS18 – Closing the translational gap in addiction research: refining animal models for clinical impact

  Serge Ahmed · Kasia Radwanska · Steven Laviolette · Karen Ersche

  How refined animal models of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis use can better inform addiction treatment.

  Neuroscience & MechanismsSubstance Use Disorders